Rio Negro-Orinoco Flooded Forest Biotope

During the annual rainy season, rivers in the Amazon Basin overflow their banks and flood the surrounding rainforest. Fish move into these flooded forests, where they find abundant food, shelter, and breeding sites. This aquarium recreates this environment. Most of the plants and all of the fish come from the Rio Negro, a major tributary of the Amazon, and the Rio Orinoco, which lies just to the north.

Animals:
Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare)
Diamond Tetra ((Moenkhausia pittieri)
Red Phantom Tetra (Hyphessobrycon sweglesi)
Common Otocinclus (Otocinclus vittatus)
Twig Catfish (Farlowella acus)
Corydoras adolfoi
Mystery Snail (Pomacea bridgesii)
Bladder Snail (Physella sp.)

Plants:
Various Swords (Echinodorus sp)
Dwarf Sagittaria (Sagittaria subulata)
Aquatic Moss (Taxiphyllum barieri)
Java Fern (Leptochilus pteropus)
Amazon Frogbit (Limnobium laevigatum)
Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides)

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